St. Mary COVID-19 case count jumps to 22; state death toll tops 200

The number of reported St. Mary COVID-19 cases more than doubled in the noon Tuesday statistics from the Louisiana Office of Public Health, which also showed a big jump in deaths and cases statewide.

The parish now has 22 positive tests for the virus, up from 10 at noon Monday, after 102 tests.

St. Martin’s total rose to 32 from 20 Tuesday after 69 tests. Assumption had three new positives for a total of 20.

Statewide, the number of positives jumped 30% Tuesday to 5,237. The number of deaths reported in the last 24 hours grew by 54, the largest one-day death toll yet. The total number of Louisiana deaths is now 239.

Another 197 Louisiana people were hospitalized in the last 24 hours, and another 53 went on ventilators. Hospitals have now admitted a total of 1,355 people COVID-related illness, and 438 are on ventilators.

About 39,000 tests have been administered in Louisiana.